U.S. & World

Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil rights and racism, and Maya Angelou’s famous autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” were among the nearly 400 volumes removed from the U.S. Naval Academy’s library this week. It came after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office ordered the school to get rid of books that promote diver...

Americans nearing retirement and recent retirees said they were anxious and frustrated following a second day of market turmoil that hit their 401(k)s after President Donald Trump’s escalation of tariffs.

Six young children at a Lubbock, Texas, day care center have tested positive for measles — a dreaded scenario with the potential to accelerate an already out-of-control outbreak that has spread to at least two other states, NBC News reported.

President Donald Trump on Friday said he would extend by 75 days the deadline for TikTok’s owner to find a non-Chinese buyer, averting what could have been another disruption of the app, NBC News reported.

Judges showed some frustration this week with how the Trump administration has been defending itself in court.

The Biden administration proposal would have significantly expanded access to obesity to millions of Americans but would have cost the government billions.

A transgender college student declared “I am here to break the law” before entering a women’s restroom at the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee and being handcuffed by police.

The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s plea to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money as part of its anti-DEI efforts.

Jonathan Braun’s family used connections it had to the family of Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to set in motion the clemency from the president.

The Departments of Education and Justice said the new team will “protect students, and especially female athletes, from the pernicious effects of gender ideology.”

Federal prosecutors on Friday added to Sean “Diddy” Combs’ indictment and said they expect four accusers to testify against him.

Theodore McCarrick, a once-powerful Catholic cardinal who was defrocked in 2019 after a Vatican investigation determined he sexually molested adults and children, has died. That’s according to Archbishop of Washington Robert McElroy.

Trump’s latest bout of tariffs are expected to increase prices by thousands of dollars per year and slow economic growth.